My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)

[jc43089]

I forget, how big is OE?  What was the specific application for yours?  Is that one that Massive recommends?

[Earl]

OE is 23 or 25mm. Lee recommends 17-19mm.

[Doorman]

Earl

Of you want the garagistic Derlin front and rear bushing kit lemme know.

Bought it for my rebuild but it was wrong.

I think the e30/36 are the same parts.

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[Earl]

I actually have Garagistic front carrier bushings and the rear one is actually different on an e36=)

[Doorman]

Earl said:

I actually have Garagistic front carrier bushings and the rear one is actually different on an e36=)

Got it

[Earl]

Picked up another getrag 250 Saturday to replace the one that was in the car. I had some first gear issues and figured I should really replace it while I am doing everything else. 

The trans mounts that were on it were some of the worst I have seen=P It looks like they were separated and the trans was just resting on them...

Anyone ever see a selector rod joint like this? I have a feeling it is some cheap off brand replacement. Good thing I am replacing it anyways=) 

Here is a comparison of the clutch fork pivot pins. The middle is the one from my car and the one on the right is from the "new" trans. 

I also cleaned up the clutch fork, media blasted it, and have it ready for powder coating. The wear was pretty minimal.

I started cleaning up the trans a little yesterday. Still not near as clean as I want but it's better. 

Hoping to finish cleaning it this week so that I can pull the old seals. Ordering the new seals, detent springs, selector rod joint, bitch clip, and clutch fork retaining spring as well.

[Doorman]

Earl

My 325e has that same selector rod joint.

I couldn't get it off under the car.

[Earl]

Scrubbed the trans a bit more last night. I might go over it one more time because I am still not happy with some spots. 

[jc43089]

So pretty, me likey.

[Earl]

Picked up the flywheel yesterday after work=) Don't mind the stain on the friction surface. It happened when the flywheel was cleaned after being resurfaced. You cannot feel it on the surface so it won't harm anything. 

I also got some parts back from powdercoat. 

[Earl]

First box of transmission refresh parts came=) 

I will need to sand on the selector rod joint just like the shift lever because BMW released a new design with a wider bushing to eliminate the little yellow washers.

[jc43089]

I assume the newest BMWs use the new part, its crazy that it is the same part for 20+ years. The washers were a pain to get in there sometimes.

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[Earl]

I was trying to find a joint from the previous revision and everyone had gone to the new ones=/ haha

[DrLeadFoot]

I like that brass pivot pin!

[Earl]

Order one hahaha

[B C]

I'll order one if you do john

[DrLeadFoot]

Yes! Where is the blue light special?

[Earl]

Ireland Engineering seemed to have the best price I found

[Earl]

Finally motivated myself to get something done yesterday. 

I wasn't liking how the trans was looking with how clean I could get it so I decided to paint it with high temp flat aluminum paint. 

I got everything as clean as I could and masked everything off. 

I then sprayed two coats of paint after waiting about 15-20 minutes in between the coats. Turned out pretty decent=)

I will paint the detent spring plate when I remove it to go the springs and I will clean up the output flange as well. Now I just need to swap out the seals and springs and it should be good as new.

[Earl]

More trans progress.

Removed the input shaft seal

I was able to pop a hole in it with a pick, thread a wood screw into it, and use a slide hammer to pull it right out. 

I wrapped the splines of the input shaft in electrical tape to prevent damaging the seal when I reinstalled it. I tapped it in with a long brass drift and it seated nice and straight

I also installed the pivot pin as you can see. I cleaned up and reinstalled the throwout bearing guide tube after the new seal was in.  

I really wish I could get it cleaner in the bellhousing but I would be basically sanding off all of the corrosion haha

After that I removed the selector shaft seal

That little guy is tricky. Mine happened to be pressed in farther than they should be. You  have to be really careful not to scratch the shaft or outer bore in the case. I was able to get a pick in between the shaft and seal and then lever it out slowly. 

After that I installed my selector rod joint

I was able to sand it to fit in my DSSR nice and tight as well. The spot you see at the end of the groove is on both sides. Must be something during the plating process since these have a very light bronzish colored plating. 

That is currently where I am at. The last things to do are the output shaft seal and the detent springs. My detent springs are in the mail and I need to source the proper 30mm socket to remove the output shaft flange. It needs to be deep but have a thin wall. I have heard you just need to grind down a normal 30mm socket. The seal should be simple if I remove it just like the input shaft seal.